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Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:26:31 -05002018 Tolerance.caen-caWhy are citizens kept in the dark?http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=372147&L=en
Political campaigns have become spectacles, similar to a race horse of who is winning and who is losing, rather than an honest discussion of important issues.&nbsp; A period of questions and discussion will follow&nbsp;his&nbsp;talk.Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada. 13&#37; Profit Margin in the Movie and Video industryhttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=299740&L=en
The motion picture and video exhibition industry generated operating revenue of $1.6&nbsp;billion in&nbsp;2014. Operating expenses were $1.4&nbsp;billion, resulting in an operating profit margin of&nbsp;13.0&#37;.Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500MediaFewer than half of Canadians have Confidence in the Mediahttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=288003&L=en
Based on the 2013 General Social Survey on Social Identity, conducted by Statistics Canada, fewer than half of Canadians expressed confidence in the media (40&#37;) while three in four Canadians (76&#37;) expressed confidence in the police, making it the institution with the highest level of public confidence. Next highest were the school system (61&#37;), banks (59&#37;), and the justice system and courts (57&#37;).Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada. 23 &#37; of Homicide victims are Aboriginalhttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=286562&L=en
In&nbsp;2014,&nbsp;117&nbsp;of the&nbsp;516&nbsp;homicide victims, or&nbsp;23&#37;, were reported by police as Aboriginal. In contrast, Aboriginal people accounted for just&nbsp;5&#37; of the Canadian population.Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada. Internet use continues to risehttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=187156&L=en
The value of orders placed online by Canadians reached $18.9&nbsp;billion in&nbsp;2012, up&nbsp;24&#37; from&nbsp;2010&nbsp;when the survey was last conducted. More than half of Internet users (56&#37;) ordered goods or services online in&nbsp;2012, up from&nbsp;51&#37; in&nbsp;2010. In&nbsp;2012,&nbsp;77&#37; of Internet users did research on goods or services or window shopped.Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada. Women hold a Higher Share of University Degrees among Younger Graduateshttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=170585&L=en
New data from the National Household Survey (NHS) show that 11,782,700 adults aged 25 to 64 had postsecondary qualifications in 2011, representing almost two-thirds (64.1&#37;) of the total population aged 25 to 64.&nbsp;Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada Employment on the risehttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=168386&L=en
Following little change the previous month, employment rose by 95,000 in May, with most of the increase in full-time work. This employment gain pushed the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.1&#37;.Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500MediaMore than 20&#37; of Canada's population is foreign-bornhttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165863&L=en
New data from the National Household Survey (NHS) show that Canada was home to about 6,775,800 foreign-born individuals in 2011.&nbsp;Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada. Aboriginal population on the risehttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165861&L=en
New data from the National Household Survey&nbsp;show that 1,400,685 people reported an Aboriginal identity in 2011, representing 4.3&#37; of the total Canadian population.Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500MediaCanada. Employment uphttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=161289&L=en
Employment rose by 51,000 in February, following a slight decline the previous month. This increase was spread between full- and part-time work. The unemployment rate remained at 7.0&#37; as more people participated in the labour force.Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500MediaValentine’s Day Rituals Often Begin in the Classroomhttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=8393&L=en
Valentine&rsquo;s Day rituals often begin in the classroom, where the holiday serves both as an enjoyable arts and crafts activity and as a pedagogical tool, teaching children about structuring love and friendship into a concrete, prescribed form. The ritualization of love continues throughout our lives, not only on Valentine&rsquo;s Day, but through weddings, anniversaries, and Mother&rsquo;s and Father&rsquo;s Day.Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500In the SpotlightMiriam RabkinUN. Turkey elected vice-chair of Committee to oversee human rights NGO'shttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=376015&L=en
GENEVA &ndash;&nbsp;The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch condemned the&nbsp;U.N. election of Turkey&nbsp;as Vice-Chair of the committee that accredits and oversees the work of non-governmental human rights groups at the world body, noting that&nbsp;the Erdogan regime arrests, jails and persecutes human rights activists, journalists and students.Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500Human RightsAboriginal Causes: A Lucrative Business for White Advisershttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=30829&L=en
Non-native lawyers and consultants defend aboriginal causes for their own financial gain, argue Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard in their controversial book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation. The billions of tax dollars spent on aboriginal programs serve to enrich white consultants and a native elite, instead of improving the condition of the aboriginal population, according to the authors.Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500Interviews by Victor TeboulVictor TeboulDoes North Korea Need To Be A Nuclear Power?http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=372263&L=en
The Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the most isolated nation on earth. This country is commonly known as North Korea and it claims to be sovereign over the entire Korean Peninsula. North Korea was created at the end of the Korean War between 1950 and 1953. At the end of the war, the Kim Il Sung`s socialist government remained in the north and a capitalist government took control of the South. Kim IL Sung, as first North Korean Supreme Leader, led the first socialist government of the DPRK by implementing his self-reliance ideology which isolated North Korea from the rest of the World. The self-reliance ideology, known as Juche in North Korea, aims at protecting the socialist state from any outside influence.&nbsp;Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500Yannick B. ValleeYannick B. ValleeWhy are citizens kept in the dark?http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=372147&L=en
Political campaigns have become spectacles, similar to a race horse of who is winning and who is losing, rather than an honest discussion of important issues.&nbsp; A period of questions and discussion will follow&nbsp;his&nbsp;talk.Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500MediaJenin is one tough neighbourhood and well worth writing abouthttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=368492&L=en
MORNINGS IN JENIN &nbsp;by Susan ABULHAWA is a novel &nbsp;reflecting the reality of the &nbsp;Palestinian plight and suffering. Its original title in 2002 was THE SCAR OF DAVID &nbsp;&nbsp;in 2002 which &nbsp;becomes&nbsp; relevant in the story. The SCAR of David is probably a metaphor for the Star of David. The book is well researched and &nbsp;is also a personal account .Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500Leon's PageLeon BenbarukEssays on Quebec nationalism and the Jews (1976 - 1985)http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=262665&L=en
In 1976, the nationalist Parti Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois came to power in Quebec and governed the province until 1985. A tense period followed its election within business circles and among the Jewish community. In the midst of this crisis, Victor Teboul&rsquo;s Mythe et images du Juif au Qu&eacute;bec had just been published and it exposed a negative portrayal of Jews in Quebec&rsquo;s most well-read novels and history books. The book had a strong impact on the Jewish leadership and created some controversy among Quebec&rsquo;s francophone intellectual elite.Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500Ebooks by Tolerance.ca PublicationsTurmoil in Saudi Arabiahttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=371097&L=en
By Amos Yadlin and Yoel Guzansky
Saudi Arabia is challenged in nearly every dimension, on both domestic and external levels. Therefore, the recent turmoil in the kingdom, reflected in an unprecedented number of arrests of hundreds of officials, including key leaders of the economic, communications, and political sectors, may prove to be a development of historic magnitude. Will the political upheaval be perceived by Riyadh&rsquo;s enemies as a window of opportunity to intensify pressure?Is the kingdom facing an era of instability?Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500Middle EastRemembrance Day : The Symbolics of Poppieshttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=106&L=en
Every year for several weeks before November 11, a field of scarlet poppies appears on coat lapels across Canada. This wearing of the poppy has a complex history ...Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500HistoryAnna de AguayoAs a Muslim Woman in Canada, I Understand Quebec’s Burqa Lawhttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=369524&L=en
By Ghada Chehade
The recent law passed by the Quebec government, known as Bill 62-the &ldquo;religious neutrality law,&rdquo; will require women to remove their burqa or niqab (meaning face covering in Arabic) while giving or receiving public services such as getting on a bus or taking a book out of the library. The controversial law is getting a lot of attention and criticism. As a Muslim woman living in Canada I feel compelled to weigh in, not least because I can say things that non-Muslims may be too afraid to say.Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500News#UNGA 2017: Donald J. Trump's speech to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assemblyhttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=368526&L=en
The President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time on September 19.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500DocumentBarcelona : Is Islam ''a religion of peace''?http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=365306&L=en
by&nbsp;Saher Fares
How thin can excuses wear every time an atrocity is committed in the name of Islam? When 13 people were killed and scores more injured this week in a vehicle-ramming attack in Barcelona, Spain, and stabbing men shouting &quot;This is for Allah!&quot;&nbsp;on London Bridge and in Borough Market in June, what the victims&nbsp;least&nbsp;cared about was the Western elite pontificating that the latest atrocity &quot;had nothing to do with Islam&quot;.Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500News AnalysisNafta Trade talks. Canada, please don’t give in !http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=365215&L=en
With NAFTA talks now starting most people do not know enough about Canada&rsquo;s supply management system in the dairy industry, compared to the US dairy industry, to understand what is at stake for the future if Canada bows to pressures from south of the borderThu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500Point of viewNorth Korea’s Nuclear Tests : Slowly Progressing toward its goal to target the UShttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=363256&L=en
by Emily B. Landau
While North Korea&rsquo;s recent nuclear tests significantly raised the level of fear in the United States, they were not a surprise. North Korea, long a nuclear state, is a dangerous nuclear proliferator that has shirked international commitments. Pyongyang issues highly aggressive rhetoric toward the United States and its regional neighbors on a regular basis; it flaunts its nuclear capability and threatens to use it, and tends to share nonconventional know-how and technologies.&nbsp;Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500World NewsIsrael and America's Jewshttp://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=362670&L=en
By Daniel Shapiro
The controversies surrounding the Israeli government&rsquo;s recent decisions concerning the Western Wall and a bill on conversion underscore key divides in Israeli-Diaspora relations. The ensuing crisis took many Israeli political leaders by surprise, which itself is evidence of a deep disconnect between Israeli leaders attuned to Israeli voters, and the attitudes of American Jewish leaders and activists.&nbsp;Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500USA - Israel Relations